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Hi, I have some questions for my windows 7 laptop. I wasn't sure where to post this so I posted it here. I was running registry clean expert version 4.73 and it said I had a bunch of registrys I could remove. I was wondering if anyone could take a look at this log and tell me what I can or cannot remove. I removed everything at first, but for some reason it felt like it did more harm than good so I reverted the changes. Hopefully a mod can help with this. Thank you in advance.

64*Key: HKCR\CLSID\{6d8ff8e0-730d-11d4-bf42-00b0d0118b56}\LocalServer32
The entry contains no module information and it can be safely removed.

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I removed everything at first, but for some reason it felt like it did more harm than good..........

Bleeping Computer DOES NOT recommend the use of registry cleaners/optimizers for several reasons:

 Registry cleaners are extremely powerful applications that can damage the registry by using aggressive cleaning routines and cause your computer to become unbootable.

The Windows registry is a central repository (database) for storing configuration data, user settings and machine-dependent settings, and options for the operating system. It contains information and settings for all hardware, software, users, and preferences. Whenever a user makes changes to settings, file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in this repository. The registry is a crucial component because it is where Windows "remembers" all this information, how it works together, how Windows boots the system and what files it uses when it does. The registry is also a vulnerable subsystem, in that relatively small changes done incorrectly can render the system inoperable. For a more detailed explanation, read Understanding The Registry.

 Not all registry cleaners are created equal. There are a number of them available but they do not all work entirely the same way. Each vendor uses different criteria as to what constitutes a "bad entry". One cleaner may find entries on your system that will not cause problems when removed, another may not find the same entries, and still another may want to remove entries required for a program to work.

 Not all registry cleaners create a backup of the registry before making changes. If the changes prevent the system from booting up, then there is no backup available to restore it in order to regain functionality. A backup of the registry is essential BEFORE making any changes to the registry.

 Improperly removing registry entries can hamper malware disinfection and make the removal process more difficult if your computer becomes infected. For example, removing malware related registry entries before the infection is properly identified can contribute to system instability and even make the malware undetectable to removal tools.

 The usefulness of cleaning the registry is highly overrated and can be dangerous. In most cases, using a cleaner to remove obsolete, invalid, and erroneous entries does not affect system performance but it can result in "unpredictable results".

Unless you have a particular problem that requires a registry edit to correct it, I would suggest you leave the registry alone. Using registry cleaning tools unnecessarily or incorrectly could lead to disastrous effects on your operating system such as preventing it from ever starting again.For routine use, the benefits to your computer are negligible while the potential risks are great.

I see. Thank you for taking your time to respond to my question. I'll leave the registry as it is then. The reason I cleaned it was because for some reason windows explorer kept failing and needed to keep restarting itself yesterday. I thought it may have something to do with the registry.

I'm using Mcafee antivirus atm. I haven't gotten the error message again yet so hopefully it stays away. The message if I remember correctly was "Windows explorer has stopped working". Any suggestions on a better anti virus program? I end up using trendmicro's housecall to scan instead of mcafee since it takes much longer to scan with mc.

I use the online scan, since mcafee came with the laptop and is still good for another months worth of updates. I plan on uninstalling it and putting another anti-virus scanner onto the computer, most likely avg since its free.

When I got the error message I was transferring files from my laptop to my psp. It only happened once though, the next time I transferred files there weren't any problems. The files I transferred were files I've transferred before, they were scanned and checked before I did anything so I doubt it was the files. I'm not sure if its relevant but the laptop is an Acer Aspire 5534. I remember playing with aero awhile back and managed to get a blue screen. Not sure if that might have anything to do with it. That happened weeks ago and I haven't done anything with it, nor have I seen the blue screen again.

Hi, I have some questions for my windows 7 laptop. I wasn't sure where to post this so I posted it here. I was running registry clean expert version 4.73 and it said I had a bunch of registrys I could remove. I was wondering if anyone could take a look